first name

noun

: the name that stands first in one's full name

Synonyms of first name

• Christian name
• given name
• nickname
• prename

Examples of first name in a Sentence

Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.

the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby

Recent Examples on the Web

In Atlanta, the out-of-pocket cost was close to $10,000, said Isaias, who requested that only his first name be used to discuss his personal medical history. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Carlos asked to be identified only by his first name because of his ongoing immigration case. — Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

Five-year-old Tina Carter waited patiently with her mother Diana in a long line to carefully print her first name on a timecapsule scroll to be exhumed in 2076. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe